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shotgun wedding
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Or: shotgun marriage , a marriage into which one or both partners are forced, usually because the bride is pregnant.(Noun) A marriage into which the male is forced because his female mate is pregnant and her father stands by to shoot him if he does not marry her. Associated with use in Appalachia.
Usage: He was hesitant to marry his girlfriend, but her father provided the impetus by turning it into a shotgun wedding.
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shosho
Shoshone
shot
shot at the back door, a
shot at the front door
shot betwixt wind and water
Shot heard 'Round the World, The
shot his great stones
shot of beaver, a
shot up the straight
shot-locker
Shotacon
shotgun
shotgun marriage
shotgun wedding
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shoulder
shoulder boulders
shoulder the burden
shoulder-blade
shouse
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shout at one's shoes
shout-out
shouting to Huey and Ralph
shove
shove the tongue
shove-straight
shoving a sausage up Regent Street
shoving it into the Lincoln Tunnel